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unusual facts about Azadegan League


Moghavemat Shiraz F.C.

Moghavemat Basij Shiraz F.C., an Azadegan League club, formerly known as Mersad Shiraz F.C., based in Shiraz, Fars


Ebrahim Mirzapour

He joined Paykan in the summer of 2010 but after the club's relegation to the Azadegan League, he left the club and joined Shahrdari Tabriz for the next season but had a serious injury towards the end of the season and did not finish the season.He joined the first division team Sang Ahan for the next season and played 16 matches.

F.C. Shahrdari Bandar Abbas

At the end of the 2005–06 season Esteghlal Kish, a team based on the island of Kish were dissolved and their licence was purchased by Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, allowing them to compete in the Azadegan League for the 2006–07 season where they were successful and nearly managed to get promotion to the Professional League.

Farshid Karimi

In summer 2013, he signed a two years contract with Aluminium, who relegated from Iran Pro League to Division 1 last season.

Sergey Ponomarev

Ponomarev was the first foreign professional footballer to play in the Iranian Football League (Azadegan League) after the Iranian Revolution.

Younes Shakeri

Younes Shakeri (born 30 December 1989) is an Iranian footballer Forward who currently plays for Padideh on loan from Persepolis in Azadegan League.


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